False Things Everyone Believes About Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving seems so straightforward: Pilgrims, Native Americans, turkeys, fun. But how much of what you think you know about Thanksgiving is really true? Here are false things everyone believes about Thanksgiving.

Every kid with a third grade education knows the first Thanksgiving was in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621 and that it promptly turned into a beloved annual tradition. You know, turkeys with big hats that have buckles for some reason, all of that.

But actually, that's not exactly true. The Mayflower immigrants did have a celebratory harvest feast in 1621, but according to the New York Times, it wasn't until the 1830's that people in New England claimed a link between that historical event and the totally unrelated annual feast they had been celebrating for years.

The people of Plymouth did have religious events to give thanks for major events like the end of a dry season, but they were days of fasting, not feasting.

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The first Thanksgiving was in 1621 | 0:00
Thanksgiving was invented by the Pilgrims | 0:58
Thanksgiving celebrates the Pilgrims | 1:48
It was a celebration of religious freedom | 2:46
Thanksgiving was a multicultural celebration | 4:00
Turkey was the main dish | 5:50
Pumpkin pie was invented by the Pilgrims | 7:16
Truman began pardoning turkeys in 1947 | 8:19
Turkey comas are real | 9:37
It's called 'Black Friday' because of the profits | 10:44

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